Guitar



Feb. 15 1927.

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F. MQNACO GUITAR Filed March 23, 1926 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS 'Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

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GITAR".

Application' flied Marien 23,5192'6; fsri'al No. 96,7995.

y gembodiment, the acepanel of the`resonating .Body isdiyiaedittegtwo' segments, the 'sjgmetneafer 'theehandle being superposed A,over -thecorresponding parts' of the"` lengths #of the strings,y and the' complementary segferred enflb Vthe two seglinentof `,tl1"e`,v facejj panel and determines' a.' lofw"L v 'bridge straddling the r .ment at' lower level CarryingY the: tait or ,A anchor.' of 'thef'lstrings In the prep l i-Infe'ntjthe lower sement is fornied with -al tongue-:4k extendin'gflongitudinally'vsto theV edge`,of'th'e baseat which the handle is anchored, the' fret' board extending Ialongthe length-r of said At'ollgne to" and outg ward' along the lengtlt'of'the 'handle'.

between' the. 'contiguous transverse edges1 of strings.A e

fjOtherf objectstan'dtffeatures' will appear as 'thedescr'pt'on,proceeds l e l Y v f In the accompanying drawings which isv slllownLone'v of' the-various vpossible erny lodiments 'of theseVeral 'features .ofv the invention,

v v. Fg; 1 isa' plan'vi'ezwofitlie instrument;

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ligY 5 lis a perspective View lofthe mouth r' Referring now tojthedrai'vings, have shcmfnrl an instrlunent including the substan- Ltial'l-y. conventionally f shaped respiiatng' thelface of` 'the resonatingjchaniber;

Y Pref-' Aerally fesonatorwm'otthg piece is interposed .chan-115er, having' Vb'1 ';l{ .4 panel" about; v wliicli extends a Side" wall td'wli'iol A11sl` Y sec'ureddthevshank 12 of the han le providedM ccording' to the' present invention the resonatlng chamber is'modiiied by dividing the' sanleintoit'wo panel segments 16 and 17.

lie" segment '16*extends continuously about 'thefedgel of the"V si'de wall but terminates preferably'. at a" curved edge' 16 extending transversely across' the"- body. The complementary face panel 17k extends at a sub- `stafntia'lly" higher level over i the Acorresponding pai-tof thedengths of thestrings as shown. y"For thi's purposethe side wall of 'thebase is steppedat 18 for greaterfheight 'atfthe part fbeyond that sustaining the panel 'segment 16; The" segment 16 is`--provide`d witha tongue 19 unitary therewith, extendinglongitn'dinally vof the base and anchored qatfvits .end to' a lcleat 2d 'at :the handle end "of theba's'e. `The"fret boardQl extends not v.only.alcmg the 'hand-le" but continues aliong tongue 19 to"tl`l`e"cu`rv`ed ledge 16 of Ythe panel segment '16: transver'seY `support cleat 22 is provided for sustainingV the ngedianfparts of the tongue 19-y and of the fret :board thereon'. Thel lower-curved edge 17 ofthe upper: face paneljis sustained on a: unitary bridge" ,piece )23 extending the entire' leiig'th of said curved edge` and sec'llred"atl the` co'rrespond'ing edge of the lowerpanel Vand serving as a lcurved resy"on'ator mouth piece" lb'ridgingz'g" transversely across the strings and having an eiiective opening 24 but little wider than the fret board:

The resonator chamber is open not only atitsmoutli l'niece 24 but a substantial notch 26' is provided `in thel side" wall through Fig vZsA a longitudinal section View taken.v

'board erthtttfest' upon the Cleat 22; VBy

the .arrangement disclosed, with the oontrguonsfetlges of the panel segments curved as shown",v the panel 17 extends over or coversxa ll'eilgth 'of string which isa I'nininlunr for the string of highest pitch and a marittime--for tlte strijngyef lowest pitch 'and-is ,gt-atletitetttlretebetween.

' Awg'utar 4of the" construction? described precludes a sound" of ewee'tesg#rlellness, and

1nellownessA superior toztlat of 'an ordinary guitar. i Where ordinary stringed instruments theopeningpin tlieface panel ofthe body serves both for' 'atlmsslorf of the sound therefrom of the reflected waves, the resonated vibrations originate at portions of the strings within the resonator body, that is at portions other than the exposed segments of the strings that the player plucks and my resonator mouth thus serves primarily only as an exit for the sound waves. By this arrangement also as distinguished from an ordinary guitar the resonated sound is that primarily originating at portions of the length of the strings nearer the middle thereof, and at a substantial distance from the tail piece and this is probably a contributing factor to the superior results produced, as is also the circumstance that the hand of the operator in plueking does not substantially cover or close the resonator mouth as in ordinary stringed instruments. The resonator chamber, it will be seen is open not only at its mouth '24, but also at the notch 26 at the handle end of the side wall, which I find improves the quality and obviates disturb-ing tone qualities.

It will thus be seen that there is herein described apparatus in which the several features of this invention are embodied, and which apparatus in its action attains the various objects of the invention and is well suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently parts of the lengths of strings, and a resonator mouth piece straddling the strings near the contiguous edges of the two segs ments.

4 2. A stringed instrument comprising a resonating chamber having a face panel. segment extending over part of the length ofthe strings', a complementary face .panel portion having a tail piece sustaining the lower plucked ends of the strings, and a resonator mouth piece straddling the .strings and bridgingbetween the contiguous edges of the two panel segments.

8. A stringedhfnstrument comp-rising a resonating chamber having a base panel, a

stepped sidewall having a segment at .higher leveland arsegment at lower level, and complementary face panels mounted on the steps 0f the side wall, a tail piece sustained on the segment at lower level, strings extending therefrom under the segments at higher level, and a resonator mouth piece extending Vacross the width of the chamber, secured to onating base having a panel provided with a segment, a handle attached to said base, andpjrovided with a head, a tail piece on said panel and strings connected between said tail piece and said head, said panel segment extending over part of the length of said strings and a bridge substantially at the edge of said segment straddling said strings and determining a resonator mouth of small height andof width less than that of the base. Y

5. A guitar comprising a base,v 2L side wall and a handle, a divided closure panel having a lower segment extending over the lower part of the resonator base, a string tail piece supported thereon, a complementary panel section supported on a correspondingly raised part of the side wall and extending over the strings, and a fret board extending along the handle and secured at its inner end to the corresponding edge of the lower panel board segment. I

, 6. A guitar comprising, in combination, a resonating chamber, L,a handle secured thereto and a fret board extending therealong, said chamber having a divided face panel including an upper and a lower segment, a tail piece supported on said lower segment, strings connected to said tail piece and extending longitudinally of said handle, said lower segmenthaving a curved limiting edge extending transversely across the chamber, said upper panel segment covering lengths of string varying in an inverse ratio with the vibration-frequencies thereof,

"7. A musical instrument comprising a resonating base having a stepped side wall, a

`face panel including a segment affixed to the lower step of the side wall and having a tongue extending therebeyond to the opposite end of the base, a handle secured to said end of the base, a fret board extending along the length of said ton gue and of said handle, a head at the end of said handle., a tail piece on said panel segment, strings stretched between `said. tail piece and said head and a complementary face panel secured to the `raised step of the side wall, under which the strings extend.

8. A guitar comprising, in combination, a handlevliaving a head, a resonator including a base panel, a side wall extending to greater height at theupper half thereof than at the lower half, a face panel segment-closed over the lower part of said wall, 2L fac@ plir/l Segnient closed over thev upper part of said Wall, a tail piece Secured at one end to said panel segment, and at the other to said head, and

a complementary face panel segment secured upon the upper part of the Wall, said Wall having a notch through which the strings extend from Within the resonator to the handle shank, the contiguous edges of the panel segments determining a resonator 10 mouth aperture.

9; A guitar comprising a resonator base said panel segments under the upper of said 20 segments Vto and along said handle.

FREDERICO MONACO. 

